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Horace Walpole
Castle of Otranto
A Gothic Novel

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Widely considered the first gothic novel, and indeed an initiator of the whole genre, The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It tells the tale of the lord of a castle, Manfred, and his family. Manfred’s son Conrad is about to be married to princess Isabella, but Conrad is killed; crushed to death by the fall of a huge helmet from above. In light of an ancient prophesy, this tragic event is especially ominous.

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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 121 ● ISBN 9781775568308 ● Maison d’édition The Floating Press ● Publié 2009 ● Téléchargeable 3 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 6679620 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM

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